Where does “meksikonruohomyyrä” come from?
meksikonruohomyyrä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruohomyyrä, from Finnish ruoho, from Proto-Finnic rooho, from Proto-Germanic grasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.
meksikonruohomyyrä (Finnish): Mexican vole, Microtus mexicanus
Definitions
- Mexican vole, Microtus mexicanus
Ancestry of “meksikonruohomyyrä”, step by step
meksikonruohomyyrä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ruohomyyrä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ruohomyyrä | meadow vole vole of the genus |
| 2 | Finnish | ruoho | grass mass noun; blade of grass individual specimen |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | rooho | grass |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | grasą | grass |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |